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Symmetrical English




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Opening name: Symmetrical English
Opening line: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5
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Winning percentages

White: 7177 (32.59%)
Black: 4163 (18.91%)
Draws: 10679 (48.5%)



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 54
Score: +0.26
Best Move: Nc3
PV Line: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 dxc4 7. Nxc6 Qxd1+

Historical games for Symmetrical English

GameResultYear
Carlsen, Magnus (2868) vs Topalov, Veselin (2793)1/2-1/22013
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) vs Carlsen, M. (2861)1-02019
Carlsen, M. (2881) vs Giri, A. (2752)1/2-1/22014
Aronian, Levon (2808) vs Anand, Viswanathan (2817)1-02011
Radjabov, Teimour (2788) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2837)0-12012
Kasparov, Garry (2849) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2770)1/2-1/22000
Kasparov, Garry (2849) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2770)1/2-1/22000
Kasparov, Garry (2825) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)1/2-1/21998
Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) vs Kasparov, Garry (2825)1/2-1/21998
Carlsen, M. (2822) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2791)0-12017
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